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KMID : 0380620070390010014
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Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
2007 Volume.39 No. 1 p.14 ~ p.19
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Nutritional Composition of White-flowered and Pink-flowered Lotus in Different Parts
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Yang Ho-Cheol
Heo Nam-Chil
Chio Gyeong-Cheol
An Yang-Joon
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Abstract
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The nutritional compositions of different parts (roots, leaves, and seeds) of two lotus species (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner), Muan’s white-flowered and Naju’s pink-flowered, are as follows; crude protein content in the seed was four times higher and the carbohydrate content was three times higher than those in the root and leaf. Comparing between the species, the crude protein content of the white lotus was the higher than that of the pink lotus, but the carbohydrate content was comparatively lower. The potassium content of the minerals in all samples was much higher than those in others. Additionally, the iron content of the root was much higher than those in the leaf and seed. In both species, the major free sugar in the root was sucrose; the main sugars in the leaf were fructose and alucose, and those in the seed were stachyose, raffinose, and sucrose. Among amino acids, glutamic acid showed the highest level in the leaf and seed, while aspartic acid was the highest in the root.
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KEYWORD
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Lotus, nutritional composition
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